Bond on the warrants was set at $1 million, and Sheriff Neil Williamson says additional charges are pending.

Shortly after the beating Wednesday morning, Cathey disappeared.

Acting on a tip, authorities found her body Friday morning in a ravine near Springfield Southeast High School, but the cause of her death had not been determined as of Friday night. No cause of death for Cathey's death was released; autopsy results were not released Friday.

Cook County Circuit Court records indicate a criminal history for Patterson, including such charges as battery, domestic battery, and aggravated assault. When he was ticketed in November 2004 in Sangamon County for driving with no license and having a headlight out, he said his hometown was Chicago, according to the Springfield State Journal-Register.